As the background ... s trams. While some amendments were made with one or two routes opening up, including a new terminus at Ultodanga (a neighbourhood in present day north-east Kolkata), the ...

In Kolkata, the focus is back, at least for the time being, on its historic tram, with the city witnessing two separate events — a recent protest and an upcoming celebration — calling for ...

When the West Bengal government decided to drastically scale back Kolkata’s 150-year-old tram service, leaving just a short heritage stretch from Maidan to Esplanade, it ignited a wave of ...

Climate concerns in Kolkata and Sunderbans will be in focus to drive home ‘save trams’ message, with government keen to wrap up the system barring a heritage route Roberto D’Andrea, co-curator of the ...

How preserving the Sunderbans is as important as saving the tram for Kolkata to fight climate change — this will be the theme of a four-day tram celebration to be held at the end of this month ...